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Symposium

Spinal Cord Injury

Cancer Rehabilitation

Neoplastic Spinal Cord Injury: Clinical Considerations and Best Practices in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting 4528

Sunday, November 3, 2024

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Location: ROOM: Cortez A REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Proceed past the lobby elevators and turn right to enter the West Wing. Proceed down the corridor, turn right and then left. Proceed past the restrooms to the end of the hall and turn right. Cortez A is the first room on the left.

Corresponding Presenter(s)

Keara McNair, MS. OTR/L, BCPR, ATP (she/her/hers)

Lecturer/Clinical Faculty
Rutgers University, Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program
Belle Harbor, New York, United States

Slides

Presenter(s)

Michael D. Stubblefield, MD

Medical Director for Cancer Rehabilitation
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
West Orange, New Jersey, United States

Individuals with non-traumatic spinal cord injury (ntSCI) secondary to neoplastic conditions account for up to 25% of those with ntSCI in the inpatient rehabilitation setting, with higher numbers across some single centers in the US. This includes patients with benign or malignant tumors of the spine, hematologic malignancy in the spine, or those presenting with ntSCI due to secondary implications of oncologic treatment. While individuals with neoplastic ntSCI present to inpatient rehabilitation with symptoms consistent with traumatic SCI, careful consideration must be taken when predicting functional outcomes and prognosis. This symposium will review emerging best practices in management of individuals with neoplastic SCI in the acute, sub-acute, and chronic stages. Presenters will provide in-depth descriptions of neoplastic SCI classifications and the implications of those diagnoses on functional performance and oncologic prognosis.

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Learning Objectives:

Participants will identify the classifications of neoplastic non-traumatic SCI and their implications on functional performance.
Participants will analyze the etiology-specific variations due to neoplastic spinal cord injury to inform targeted intervention strategies.
Participants will identify prognostic considerations to determine plan of care for individuals with neoplastic SCI.
Participants will identify the classifications of neoplastic non-traumatic SCI and their implications on functional performance.

Disclosure(s):

Keara McNair, MS. OTR/L, BCPR, ATP: No financial relationships to disclose